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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#3

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

Of the 7 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SC, 86% are male and 14% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwestern College Report

#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Plains States Region . SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

About 83% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Saint Louis University Report

University of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#7

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

With a ranking of #7, Crown College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

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